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The Future of <strong>Sustainable</strong> <strong>Tourism</strong> in Rhode Island<br />
Thursday, January 28, 2010<br />
<strong>Sustainable</strong> <strong>Tourism</strong> Jan 28th Conference Outcomes<br />
Morning questions:<br />
1. Changing conditions analysis: State each of the conditions – immediate<br />
and emergent – and/either the adverse or affirming impact on the visitor<br />
experiencing the element?<br />
2. With this sustainable tourism element, what are visitors requiring from their<br />
experience?<br />
3. Given changing conditions and expectations, what actions do tourism<br />
providers of this element Keep doing? Stop doing? Do differently? Start<br />
doing?<br />
Arts and Culture<br />
• Make art talent from RISD more visible in Downtown Providence, the airport,<br />
shopping malls. Creates shops and venues to sell this art.<br />
• Make visitors feel welcome – provide translations through kiosks, signage<br />
and tour guides.<br />
• Family market is important to the arts – make art a hands-on family-friendly<br />
experience.<br />
• Create street festivals such as “Block Parties” based on RI culture<br />
Character of Place/Geography<br />
• Transient population is the enemy to Place Making<br />
• A place that people want to visit is a place in which people would want to<br />
live<br />
• Locals need to love and support that which is authentic and unique in their<br />
community<br />
Ecology/Environment<br />
• Changes: Fish ladders will become vacations where families will watch fish<br />
and learn how a cleaner river ecosystem sustains a community<br />
• Market and promote a B & B network. Green, low-impact places to stay such<br />
as farm visits<br />
• Link green spaces into green ways and trails.<br />
• Create a non-paved river-walk (hiking path) through Rhode Island<br />
• Tap into the spiritual need (natural place) for a “Walden Pond” type<br />
experience<br />
Farming<br />
• Visitors are looking for authentic hands-on experiences and something<br />
unique.<br />
• Need coordination and strategic planning to promote agricultural tourism.<br />
• Create partnerships among farmers and lodging, visitor marketing and other<br />
attractions.<br />
• Trend towards smaller more diverse farms offering local products<br />
• Get out of your silos!<br />
Summit Report<br />
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